Spruth Magers

Does Tate’s director care about art?

17 January 2026 9:00 am

I met the Tate’s outgoing director Maria Balshaw only once, back when she was in Manchester running both the Whitworth…

‘Mum On The Couch’, 2017, by Gary Hume

What lies beneath

26 August 2017 9:00 am

Last year, Gary Hume made a painting of himself paddling. At a casual glance, or even a longer look, it…

John Waters: ‘I’m a good uncle — I’ll get you an abortion, I’ll get you out of jail, I’ll take you to rehab.’

‘Shocking is too easy’

11 July 2015 9:00 am

No one does transgression like the filmmaker John Waters. Jasper Rees talks to him about political correctness, post-ops and pubes